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Ben Cain

Benjamin “Ben” Cain is a regional and national news reporter for The Heartlander. He is a native of Cabool, Missouri but currently resides in the Ozark Mountain Region with his wife and dogs. Prior…

Education, Uncategorized
Care to Learn chapters thrive within schools across the Ozarks to help impoverished students receive necessities

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Care to Learn is a non-profit in Springfield that partners with school districts to help children obtain living necessities and stay in the classroom without… Read More

January 26, 2022
State Government
Major student loan lender enters multi-million dollar civil settlement with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced earlier this month that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has entered a civil settlement agreement… Read More

January 24, 2022
State Government
MoDOT installs new GPS tracking and safety system in all heavy duty trucks and spreaders across Missouri

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) began testing a new GPS tracking system in approximately 1,200 heavy duty trucks in 2020. With the assistance of visual mapping, the… Read More

January 24, 2022
State Government
Wright County law enforcement agencies come together to form large task force unit to cover higher crimes rates

WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. – Wright County law enforcement agencies are coming together to create a new special operations unit to tackle rising crime rates amid ongoing staffing shortages. Read More

January 20, 2022
Sports, Uncategorized
New all-in-one complex hopes to bring more visitors to Lake of the Ozarks during the off-season

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – Lake of the Ozarks developers Dr. Dan Foster and his son are planning to construct a major event center and sports facility… Read More

January 18, 2022